Spotlight

The long, drawn-out story of New Skeena Forest Products has come to a close, and the focus has now switched to what comes next for the forest industry in northwestern BC.

 Interfor has added some lumber producing assets, including Crown Pacific�s Gilchrist sawmill, which underwent a $20 million upgrade just a few years ago.

Forest Products� Dillard, Oregon sawmill has completed a $24 million modernization that makes it one of the largest production mills in the US.

Alberta contractor PineRidge Logging is finding the transition to in-the-woods-chipping challenging, but is willing to go the distance

 40 years on Logging & Sawmilling Journal looks at the development of the Chip-N-Saw, which has played such a central role in the development of high-speed production equipment in the sawmill.

 Logging & Sawmilling Journal provides all the facts and figures for one of Canada�s main forest industry provinces, Ontario.

Ontario contractor Henry Fiset and Sons finds that single shift operations are safest, extend the life of their machines�and deliver results to the bottom line.

 Independent sawmill Galloway Lumber has a strong focus on preventative maintenance, and tweaking its equipment, to keep the operation efficient.

 Canadian sawmills are being encouraged to think �lean� by research organization Forintek, and focus on reviewing overhead and material costs.

 Veteran secondary manufacturer Peter Schmutz makes a strong case for diverting high quality logs to turn out higher value products, creating market opportunities for smaller sawmillers.

A Prentice 490 dual arch skidder is proving its stuff in the steep eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains for Alberta contractor Myles Heisler.